AACM 50th Anniversary
Jez Nelson presents a special programme celebrating the 50th anniversary of pioneering Chicago-based organisation the Association of the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
A special programme celebrating the 50th anniversary of pioneering Chicago-based collective the AACM, featuring selected performances by AACM members from the Jazz on 3 archives.
Founded in 1965 with the aim of 'nurturing, performing, and recording serious, original music', the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) was at the forefront of the experimental jazz movement in the 1960s and '70s and continues to champion the avant-garde today.
Key members from across the decades include pianist and co-founder Muhal Richard Abrams, reeds player Anthony Braxton, drummer Jack DeJohnette and musicians from the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Improvising pianist and AACM obsessive Alexander Hawkins joins Jez Nelson in the studio to mark the collective's half century and to pay tribute to its far-reaching influence.
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Bonnie Greer remembers her first AACM experience
Duration: 01:27
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Art Ensemble of Chicago
Zombie
- Ancient to The Future.
- DIW.
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Tomeka Reid Quartet
Samo Swing
- Tomeka Reid Quartet.
- Thirsty Ear.
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Henry Threadgill's Zooid
Sap
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Art Ensemble of Chicago
Illistrum
- Fanfare for the Warriors.
- Atlantic.
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Muhal Richard Abrams
March of the Transients
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Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre
Kcab Emoh
- Humility In The Light Of The Creator.
- Delmark Records.
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Amina Claudine Myers Trio
Dirty No-Gooder’s Blues
- Amina Claudine Myers Salutes Bessie Smith.
- Leo Records.
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Anthony Braxton
Composition 343
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Art Ensemble of Chicago
Chi-Congo
- Chi-Congo.
- Decca Records.
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Black Top
Hope Is A Lifestyle
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Louis Moholo, Lester Bowie, Orphy Robinson & The African Drum Orchestra
Pa Krie
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Equal Interest Nonet
Lester B: The Voice
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Wadada Leo Smith
Green Trumpet
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
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